Volleyball World Beach Pro Tour
XXIX Olympic Games
August 9 - 22, 2008
(13) Kristjan Kais/Rivo Vesik, Estonia
 
Kristjan Kais
Estonia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Mar 3, 1976 (49 yrs old)
Home Town: Paikuse, Parnumaa
Height: 188 cm (6'2")
Weight: 82 kg (180 lb)
Seasons: 13
Tournaments: 100
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)
Career Winnings: US$243,812.50
Rivo Vesik
Estonia
Photo: FIVB
Personal Info
Birth Date: Jul 15, 1980 (45 yrs old)
Home Town: Parnu
Height: 198 cm (6'6")
Weight: 90 kg (198 lb)
Seasons: 14
Tournaments: 117
Career Wins: 1 (FIVB Zagreb 2007)
Career Winnings: US$271,325.00
Awards
  • Sportsperson 2009
Team Career Summary 
TourPlayed123457913171925333741Money
FIVB7510038717912111312 US$459,325.00
FIVB C&S100100000000000 US$2,500.00
Overall7610138717912111312 US$461,825.00
Previous Beijing Results  Neither player has played in this venue before
Recent Results 
TourDateTournamentSeedFinishPointsMoney
FIVB 7/1-6/2008 Moscow Grand Slam 12 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/17-22/2008 Paris Grand Slam 15 25th 80 US$3,500.00
FIVB 6/10-15/2008 Berlin Grand Slam 18 9th 320 US$8,000.00
FIVB 6/3-8/2008 Stare Jablonki Open 6 7th 300 US$7,000.00
FIVB 5/20-25/2008 Zagreb Open 16 9th 240 US$5,500.00
FIVB 5/13-18/2008 Italian Open 21 13th 180 US$3,900.00
FIVB 5/6-11/2008 Prague Open 20 9th 240 US$5,500.00
Beijing XXIX Olympic Games Matches
DateBracketOpponentScoreTime
Sun, 8/10/2008 Pool A Pablo Herrera / Raul Mesa, Spain (12) Lost 18-21, 21-23 0:44
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Kristjan KaisTotal291550.3450203
 1291550.3450203
 20000000
Rivo VesikTotal251460.3203002
 1251460.3203002
 20000000
Tue, 8/12/2008 Pool A Penggen Wu / Linyin Xu, China (1) Lost 21-15, 11-21, 13-15 0:55
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Kristjan KaisTotal321840.4380503
 1321840.4380503
 20000000
 30000000
Rivo VesikTotal391650.2821205
 1391650.2821205
 20000000
 30000000
Thu, 8/14/2008 Pool A Florian Gosch / Alexander Horst, Austria (24) Lost 16-21, 21-18, 12-15 0:52
PlayerGameAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Kristjan KaisTotal5630110.3391910
 15630110.3391910
 20000000
 30000000
Rivo VesikTotal181020.4441001
 1181020.4441001
 20000000
 30000000
Overall Tournament Stats
PlayerAttacksKillsErrorsHitting Pct.BlocksDigsAcesService Errors
Kristjan Kais11763200.36811616
Rivo Vesik8240130.3295208
Total199103330.352618114
Opponents17596160.4571638210
Olympic Games, World Championships Results 
YearEventLocationPartner - ResultPartner - Result
2003World ChampionshipsRio de Janeiro Rivo Vesik - 37th Kristjan Kais - 37th
2005World ChampionshipsBerlin Rivo Vesik - 5th Kristjan Kais - 5th
2007World ChampionshipsGstaad Rivo Vesik - 5th Kristjan Kais - 5th
2008Olympic GamesBeijing Rivo Vesik - 19th Kristjan Kais - 19th
2009World ChampionshipsStavanger Rivo Vesik - 9th Kristjan Kais - 9th
2011World ChampionshipsRome Did not play Karl Jaani - 17th
Team Finishes By Tournament Type
Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
Olympic Games100000000100 $0.00
World Championships400002010000 $50,875.00
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam24000001102360 $138,200.00
Challenge/Four Star/Open4610036667950 $270,250.00
Challenger100100000000 $2,500.00
Total7610138717913110 $461,825.00
Individual Finishes by Tournament Type
Kristjan Kais Rivo Vesik
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)Tournament TypePlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
1000000100 $0.00 Olympic Games1000000100 $0.00
4000021000 $25,437.50 World Championships5000021100 $28,937.50
280000112370 $70,850.00 Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam4600001126110 $85,750.00
59100312141080 $141,775.00 Challenge/Four Star/Open64100313191270 $155,387.50
7001132000 $5,575.00 Challenger1001000000 $1,250.00
1000001000 $175.00 Satellite          
1001014183014150 $243,812.50 Total1171013163220180 $271,325.00
Team Finishes by Season
   ResultsMatches
SeasonAssocPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-6th7-8th9-12th13-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)WonLostPct
2002FIVB100000000010 $1,650.00 2340.0 %
2003FIVB1000000000055 $14,875.00 182047.4 %
2003FIVB C&S100100000000 $2,500.00 6185.7 %
2004FIVB1300010014511 $57,100.00 332655.9 %
2005FIVB1200004113210 $89,300.00 292454.7 %
2006FIVB1000001340110 $71,100.00 262056.5 %
2007FIVB910002011310 $87,100.00 241955.8 %
2008FIVB800000141110 $41,400.00 161945.7 %
TotalFIVB6310017511912116 $362,525.00 14813153.0 %
TotalFIVB C&S100100000000 $2,500.00 6185.7 %
Individual Finishes by Season
Kristjan Kais  Rivo Vesik
PlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)SeasonAssociationPlayedGoldSilverBronze4th5-8th9-16th17-24th25thLowerWinnings (US$)
2000000002 $0.00 1998FIVB          
1000010000 $600.00 1998FIVB C&S          
2000000002 $0.00 1999FIVB          
2000002000 $625.00 2000FIVB C&S          
7000000034 $3,000.00 2001FIVB          
2000011000 $1,175.00 2001FIVB C&S          
4000000013 $825.00 2002FIVB1000000010 $825.00
1000100000 $1,100.00 2002FIVB C&S          
10000000055 $7,437.50 2003FIVB10000000055 $7,437.50
1001000000 $1,250.00 2003FIVB C&S1001000000 $1,250.00
13000105511 $28,550.00 2004FIVB13000105511 $28,550.00
13000055210 $46,900.00 2005FIVB12000054210 $44,650.00
10000044110 $35,550.00 2006FIVB10000044110 $35,550.00
9100022310 $43,550.00 2007FIVB9100022310 $43,550.00
8000015110 $20,700.00 2008FIVB8000015110 $20,700.00
1000010000 $1,000.00 2008FIVB C&S          
8610121524121417 $192,262.50 TotalTotal641011122012116 $182,512.50
Team Match Records
 Won 1st SetLost 1st Set2 Set Matches3 Set MatchesBy ForfeitAll Matches
SeasonWon 2-0Won 2-1Lost 2-1OverallWon 2-1Lost 2-1Lost 2-0OverallOverallOverallWonLostOverall
Overall121 71.2% 27 15.9% 22 12.9% 148-22 87.1% 30 18.8% 31 19.4% 99 61.9% 30-130 18.8% 121-99 55.0% 57-53 51.8% 44 182-156 53.8%
2007-200822 53.7% 10 24.4% 9 22.0% 32-9 78.0% 8 21.1% 11 28.9% 19 50.0% 8-30 21.1% 22-19 53.7% 18-20 47.4% 11 41-40 50.6%
Against the Field21 56.8% 7 18.9% 9 24.3% 28-9 75.7% 7 13.5% 7 13.5% 38 73.1% 7-45 13.5% 42-72 36.8% 28-32 46.7% 02 35-54 39.3%
Team Match Records by Round
 Country QuotaQualifierPool PlayLucky LoserElimination RoundsSemi-FinalsBronze MedalGold MedalOverall
Tournament TypeWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLostWonLost
Olympic Games000003000000000003
World Championships0000450073000000119
Elite/Major Series/Five Star/Grand Slam008216230011180000004451
Challenge/Four Star/Open0022331200443813031012793
Challenger000030002001100061
Total003052643006459141310188157
Head to Head Results
Kais/Vesik trail the series against the field 28-44 (Lead 6 Series, Trail 12 Series, 3 Series Tied)
DateTourTournamentRoundWinning TeamSeedLosing TeamSeedScoreTime
Trail the series against # 1 Wu/Xu, China 1-4
8/12/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool A Wu/Xu 1 Kais/Vesik 13 15-21, 21-11, 15-13 0:55
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 4 Wu/Xu 3 Kais/Vesik 16 21-19, 21-16 0:43
5/11/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 5 Kais/Vesik 16 Wu/Xu 4 17-21, 21-16, 15-13 0:49
8/5/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Winner 2 Wu/Xu 13 Kais/Vesik 18 21-17, 21-16 0:42
5/24/06FIVBChina Open Winner 2 Wu/Xu 9 Kais/Vesik 8 21-18, 15-21, 15-13 0:54
Trail the series against # 2 Dalhausser/Rogers, United States 0-2
8/3/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Dalhausser/Rogers 2 Kais/Vesik 15 21-14, 7-0 Retired 0:23
6/29/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Dalhausser/Rogers 5 Kais/Vesik 12 21-17, 21-19 0:38
Trail the series against # 3 Rego/Santos, Brazil 1-6
5/22/08FIVBZagreb Open Winner 2 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 16 21-18, 24-22 0:47
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 3 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 19 23-21, 21-12 0:42
5/9/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 16 Rego/Santos 1 18-21, 21-19, 15-9 0:55
8/4/06FIVBAustria Grand Slam Pool B Rego/Santos 2 Kais/Vesik 18 29-27, 27-29, 29-27 1:25
7/8/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 5 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 5 21-19, 21-16 0:41
6/9/06FIVBItalian Open Winner 4 Rego/Santos 1 Kais/Vesik 5 By Forfeit  
6/30/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Winner 2 Rego/Santos 2 Kais/Vesik 15 19-21, 23-21, 15-13 1:01
Trail the series against # 4 Araujo/Magalhaes, Brazil 2-3
5/9/08FIVBPrague Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 20 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 22-20, 19-21, 15-13 1:01
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 16 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 23-21, 21-19 0:44
10/21/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 4 Araujo/Magalhaes 3 Kais/Vesik 15 21-19, 21-9 0:43
7/16/05FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Kais/Vesik 12 21-19, 21-16 0:48
6/25/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Contender 7 Araujo/Magalhaes 2 Kais/Vesik 17 21-13, 21-15 0:39
Trail the series against # 5 Nummerdor/Schuil, Netherlands 2-3
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 2 Nummerdor/Schuil 5 Kais/Vesik 21 21-18, 21-14 0:39
7/27/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 19 Nummerdor/Schuil 11 21-19, 21-11 0:36
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 5 Kais/Vesik 16 Nummerdor/Schuil 6 16-21, 21-13, 16-14 0:48
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Winner 3 Nummerdor/Schuil 8 Kais/Vesik 16 21-17, 21-16 0:37
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Nummerdor/Schuil 22, Q23 Kais/Vesik 11 21-13, 27-25 0:41
Trail the series against # 6 Brink/Dieckmann, Germany 0-3
6/20/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Dieckmann 2 Kais/Vesik 15 21-19, 21-16 0:43
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Brink/Dieckmann 2 Kais/Vesik 18 19-21, 21-19, 15-12 1:05
5/11/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 6 Brink/Dieckmann 2 Kais/Vesik 16 20-22, 21-15, 15-11 1:04
Trail the series against # 7 Gibb/Rosenthal, United States 0-3
5/8/08FIVBPrague Open Winner 1 Gibb/Rosenthal 13 Kais/Vesik 20 23-21, 21-14 0:39
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 2 Gibb/Rosenthal 1 Kais/Vesik 13 21-19, 21-13 0:41
6/24/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Contender 5 Gibb/Rosenthal 28 Kais/Vesik 10 21-13, 21-15 0:34
Lead the series against # 8 Klemperer/Koreng, Germany 1-0
7/4/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Kais/Vesik 12 Klemperer/Koreng 5 21-18, 21-19 0:39
Lead the series against # 9 Barsuk/Kolodinsky, Russia 3-2
7/5/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Winner 2 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 9 Kais/Vesik 12 23-21, 21-19 0:44
6/13/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 18 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 11 21-9, 21-16 0:34
7/26/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Pool S Barsuk/Kolodinsky 6 Kais/Vesik 19 20-22, 21-15, 15-13 1:10
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Kais/Vesik 13 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 4 21-16, 16-21, 15-12 0:48
6/9/07FIVBZagreb Open Semi-Finals Kais/Vesik 16 Barsuk/Kolodinsky 5 21-19, 17-21, 15-12 1:00
Lead the series against # 10 Schacht/Slack, Australia 4-1
6/22/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 Schacht/Slack 15, Q2 21-14, 21-14 0:41
6/22/06FIVBSwitzerland Grand Slam Winner 2 Schacht/Slack 7 Kais/Vesik 10 21-13, 21-18 0:40
7/28/05FIVBFrance Grand Slam Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 13 Schacht/Slack 20, Q3 21-15, 26-24 0:54
7/1/05FIVBNorway Grand Slam Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 15 Schacht/Slack 16 21-16, 8-21, 16-14 0:53
5/28/04FIVBSerbia and Montenegro Open Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 27, Q7 Schacht/Slack 11, Q1 22-20, 18-21, 15-12 0:55
Lead the series against # 11 Heuscher/Heyer, Switzerland 1-0
6/10/07FIVBZagreb Open Gold Medal Kais/Vesik 16 Heuscher/Heyer 7 21-19, 17-21, 17-15 1:04
Series tied with # 12 Herrera/Mesa, Spain 4-4
8/10/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool A Herrera/Mesa 12 Kais/Vesik 13 21-18, 23-21 0:44
5/23/08FIVBZagreb Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 16 Herrera/Mesa 18 21-17, 25-23 0:51
8/2/07FIVBKlagenfurt Grand Slam Pool B Herrera/Mesa 18 Kais/Vesik 15 21-16, 21-17 0:43
7/28/07FIVBGstaad World Championships Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 19 Herrera/Mesa 24 21-18, 21-19 0:43
5/10/07FIVBBahrain Open Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 16 Herrera/Mesa 13 21-14, 21-16 0:35
7/22/05FIVBPoland Open Contender 3 Herrera/Mesa 20 Kais/Vesik 11 21-17, 21-18 0:44
6/22/05FIVBBerlin World Championships Winner 2 Kais/Vesik 17 Herrera/Mesa 16 21-17, 21-16 0:41
6/10/05FIVBCroatia Open Contender 2 Herrera/Mesa 16 Kais/Vesik 18 21-10, 21-18 0:40
Trail the series against # 14 Baracetti/Conde, Argentina 2-3
6/16/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 4 Kais/Vesik 6 Baracetti/Conde 8 32-30, 21-11 0:50
10/20/05FIVBBrazil Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 15 Baracetti/Conde 18 21-13, 21-12 0:30
7/16/04FIVBFrance Grand Slam Contender 4 Baracetti/Conde 5 Kais/Vesik 25 21-13, 21-17 0:39
5/21/04FIVBChina Open Winner 1 Baracetti/Conde 6 Kais/Vesik 27, Q4 21-17, 21-15 0:34
3/19/04FIVBBrazil Open Contender 3 Baracetti/Conde 11 Kais/Vesik 29, Q7 21-15, 21-15 0:43
Series tied with # 15 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro, Georgia 1-1
5/24/07FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 18, Q2 Kais/Vesik 15 14-21, 23-21, 18-16 1:07
5/25/06FIVBChina Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 8 "Geor" Gomes/Terceiro 31, Q31 21-14, 21-18 0:37
Trail the series against # 16 Doppler/Gartmayer, Austria 1-3
5/15/08FIVBItalian Open Winner 1 Kais/Vesik 21 Doppler/Gartmayer 12 21-17, 18-21, 15-10 0:54
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Doppler/Gartmayer 20 Kais/Vesik 13 21-17, 21-17 0:37
7/27/06FIVBParis Grand Slam Contender 1 Doppler/Gartmayer 27 Kais/Vesik 11 26-24, 21-10 0:42
6/2/06FIVBCroatia Open Contender 4 Doppler/Gartmayer 16 Kais/Vesik 6 21-18, 21-19 0:44
Lead the series against # 17 Kjemperud/Skarlund, Norway 2-1
6/8/07FIVBZagreb Open Contender 3 Kais/Vesik 16 Kjemperud/Skarlund 8 21-18, 21-16 0:39
7/7/06FIVBFrance Open Contender 2 Kais/Vesik 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 6 18-21, 24-22, 15-12 0:55
6/17/06FIVBPortugal Open Contender 5 Kjemperud/Skarlund 12 Kais/Vesik 6 21-14, 21-15 0:37
Trail the series against # 18 Boersma/Ronnes, Netherlands 0-1
6/14/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Winner 2 Boersma/Ronnes 9 Kais/Vesik 18 21-15, 21-14 0:39
Lead the series against # 19 Asahi/Shiratori, Japan 2-0
6/28/07FIVBStavanger Grand Slam Pool E Kais/Vesik 12 Asahi/Shiratori 28, Q9 21-16, 21-18 0:39
6/21/07FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool D Kais/Vesik 13 Asahi/Shiratori 29, Q12 21-18, 21-17 0:43
Series tied with # 20 Laciga/Schnider, Switzerland 1-1
7/3/08FIVBMoscow Grand Slam Pool E Kais/Vesik 12 Laciga/Schnider 21 21-16, 21-16 0:37
6/12/08FIVBBerlin Grand Slam Pool B Laciga/Schnider 15 Kais/Vesik 18 21-12, 17-21, 15-13 0:48
Trail the series against # 23 Plavins/Samoilovs, Latvia 0-1
6/19/08FIVBParis Grand Slam Pool B Plavins/Samoilovs 31, Q8 Kais/Vesik 15 21-18, 13-21, 15-11 0:59
Trail the series against # 24 Gosch/Horst, Austria 0-2
8/14/08FIVBBeijing XXIX Olympic Games Pool A Gosch/Horst 24 Kais/Vesik 13 21-16, 18-21, 15-12 0:52
5/25/07FIVBItalian Open Contender 3 Gosch/Horst 23 Kais/Vesik 15 13-21, 21-19, 15-12 0:54